Hat-lining.



J. G. SHEPARD.

HAT 1.1mm

APPLIGA'I'IOH FILED HA3: 11, 1908.

' 903,5 1 3 Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPHINE G. SIIEPA.RD,.OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HAT'LINING.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

Application filed March 11, 1908. Serial No. 420,627.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPHINE G. Sunr- ARD a citizen of the United States, residing at lirooklyn, State of New York, have in- 'vented certain new and useful Im rovements in Hat-Linin s, of which the fol owing is adcscription, re crence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to lining for Womens hats, and the objects thereof are to produce an improved lining which may be readily in sorted in or removed from a hat, to provide a be readily and conveniently adjuste to fit hats of different sizes, and to rovide. a, lining in which the various parts 0 which it is made 0. permanently secured together so that t we improved lining as a whole constitutes a single article of manufacture.

Other objects of my invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawing and the following description in which my invcntion is explained, and from the concluding claims in which the features constituting my invention are specifically set forth.

In the drawing accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a pers cctive view of my ii'n roved hat lining;

*ig. 2 is a central sectionaFview u i on a some what larger scale; Fig. 3 is an enlarged mentary view showing the two ends of a 1nctallic band forming a part of my lining, and illustrating the means provided whereby the ends' of said band may be secured togcther; Fig. 4 is a view showin the two ends of the metallic band above re erred to, the central portion being omitted; and, F 5 is a pors ective view illustrating the construction of tlic said band.

In the drawings, 1 is a metallic band dosigned to fit within the lower portion of the crown of a hat, and which band forms a support for the cloth lining hcrcinuftm referred to which extends across and conceals the iii-- ner surface ofthecrown of the hat.

The band 1 is formed from a stri of thin metal of sufficient length to extend around the crown of suchisizes of hats asarcordinarily mot withg" folding the said. strip about a lon itudnra'l line, as will be under- 2 and 3 in said figure are two portions of said strip which are brought together by the folding proccss'above roferrcd to and which strips overlie one another in the finished band.

4 is a piece of fabric which will ordinarily be of silk or satin or other cloth presenting a pleasing appearance, and winch extends across the crown of the hat when my improved lining is in use, thereby concealing the inner and ordinarily rough and displeasing surface of the crown of the hat from view. f'his piece of fabric is permanently secured to the band it during the process of manufacture of my improved bat lining as follows: After the strip of metal which forms the band .1 has been folded into about the form shown in Fig. 5 the lower edge of the fabric 4 is inserted between the overlying portions 2 and 3, and these portions then closed upon the said fabric, by which process it will be understood that the said fabric and band larc firmlysecured together in a single article.

It will be understood that the inner faces of the parts and I; of the band 1 which come in contact with the lower edge of the piece of fabric 4, or the lou' er edge of said fabric, or both, may be and preferably are coatcdwith a suitable adhesive substance in order to more effectually secure the band and fabric together; and it will be also understood that the inner faces of the said parts 2 and 3 maybe roughoncd and used either with or without a suitable adhesive for the same purpose.

After the fabric 4 has been secured to the band 1 as above described, 1 form a series of spurs 5 upon the central portion of the band 1 by means of a suitable punch. which upon being forced through the bai'id will force porlions of the same outward. I prefer to use a punch which will cut through said band along two of a triangle, but not along the third side, thereby leaving the portion thus cu t free from the band attached thereto along one edge, which portion. is bcn t out- "1rd to form the spurs 5 as will be understood nu Fig. 5, which iigm'e it will be understood shows a. 'linished hand pried apart to'illustrate its construction and methml of manufacture. 'l'lmsc spurs are for the )UI'POSG of securing my improved ,liniugwithin the crown of a hat, and are d csignod to engage and to a more or extent enter the material of the hat, but not to pass through it and thereby deface the exterior surface of the hat and render an.-

' and the thread sewn through two or more of said perfoiations as indicated at 7, Fig. 1.

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Thefree edge of the )lG'CB of fabric 4 is hemmed at 8, andia shirring strin for drawing the'upper portion 0 the'lining together in a manner which will be understood. from the drawing.

From the above description it will be seen that my improved hat lining comprises a single article of manufacture capable of use with hats of varying sizes, and that the hat itself is not injured or'defaced by the use of my linin I f The time 4 will ordinarily, alt-hou 11 not necessarily, the band 1 (that is between the 'points 10 and 11 Fig, 3) b means of a suitable adhesive substanceyw ereby the said fabric is more firmly attached to the-said band.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent;

v 1; In'a lining for womens hats, an adjustable metallic band ada ted "crown of'the hat, sai

band .-bein formed from a stri' of thin material folde about a line so that .the ortions of said longitudina strip upon either side of said. ine overlie one lining of clothor other suitable fabric secured between the overlying portions of said band; means whereb the ends 'ofsaid'bandmay'be seeured toget er; and a lurality'of spurs carried by and; projecting rom saidband and adapted to. en age the crown of the hat to thereby hold the ining' in ends thereof. secured together as by be secured to the outer su ace of to it within thethis 14th a of Febru" OSEPHI G.

- 21 In a lining for womens hats,- an adjust able metallic band adapted to fit within the crownof the hat, said band being formed from a strip of thin material folded about a longitib dinal line so that the portions of said strip 9 inserted 1 upon either side of said line overlie one another; a lining of cloth or other suitable fabric secured between the overlyingportions of v said band; means wherebythe ends of said band maybe secured together; and a pliirality of sipurs carried by and projecting from said ban and adapted to'engage the crown of the hat to thereby hold the lining in place, said spurs being formed by forcing portions of the central part of said band outward as by a; punching process. 3. In a liningfor womens hats, a metallic band adapted to fit within the hat, said and being formed from a stri of crown of. the.-

thin material folded'about a longitu nal .line so that the-gortionof said strip 11 on either side'of sai linezoverlie one another and the ends or said band'beingtprovided witha series of holes whereb .thesize thereof may be varied andtheend's' astenedto' ether asby'mean's of thread sewnthroughslai' o eiiings a lining of cloth or other suitableifa ric Y secured between the .o've gang portions of said band; and a pluralit o .spursparried by and projecting from-lsai band-andadapt'edto engage the crown of the hat tothereby hold m lace..,

pllhis s ec' cation signed-and witnessed Inthe presence of- Farmers W. 11mm, I

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